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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 3027181" data-attributes="member: 1129">Yes, 'NOW' being the key phrase here and even then, 'pretty good' is tremendously varied. Was Guaridans of Order, with the non-OGL Tri-Stat/BESM system good? Yes. Are they gone? Yes. Was Fast Forward Entertainment terrible despite using OGL? Yes. How about some that might still be around like Bastion Press? Mix of good and bad but suffered from the glut. We've already seen the answer to that and it's they'd be damaged. I saw this based on how the Mutants & Masterminds license changed from the first ed to the second ed showing Green Ronin that quality controls are needed to insure that people aren't getting ripped off by inferior product and it's something WoTC should've done in the start to insure quality controls. How many people bought the first Creature Catalog by White Wolf and then though, "Man, some great ideas but terrible execution. I'm never buying another non-official product again."But would the demand be there? There are 3rd party AE/AU books out now that aren't getting the support that fans demanded from the official source so it would almost be counter productive no?In terms of new OGL/SRD games coming out though, I tend to disagree. What were some of the big games being talked about at Gen Con?Ptlous, a purely d20 book.Rappan Athulk, a d20 adventure.Burning Empires, neither d20 nor OGL.Qin, neither d20 nor OGL.Another fantasy generic variant "Powered by the A/B system!"Runequest, which is OGL but not d20 and based off an old old game so it's whole OGL thing isn't irrelevant but not as powerful as it might've been twenty years ago.Ultimate Powers for M&M, a sourcebook on an OGL very popular game but I'd say it's the exception rather than the standard. Green Ronin has a name and quality controls in place to help them maintain their level of excellence.</blockquote>

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